---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 173.419"
title: "49"
number: "173.419"
heading: "Authorized packages—oxidizing Class 7 (radioactive) materials."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/173.419"
---

# §173.419. Authorized packages—oxidizing Class 7 (radioactive) materials.

- (a) An oxidizing Class 7 (radioactive) material, as referenced in the [§ 172.101](/cfr/49/172.101.md) table of this subchapter, is authorized in quantities not exceeding an A2 per package, in a DOT Specification 7A package provided that—
  - (1) **The contents are—**
    - (i) Not fissile;
    - (ii) Packed in inside packagings of glass, metal or compatible plastic; and
    - (iii) Cushioned with a material that will not react with the contents; and
  - (2) **The outside packaging is made of wood, metal, or plastic.**
- (b) The package must be capable of meeting the applicable test requirements of [§ 173.465](/cfr/49/173.465.md) without leakage of contents.
- (c) For shipment by air, the maximum quantity in any package may not exceed 11.3 kg (25 pounds).

## Notes

### Amendments

[Amdt. 173-244, 60 FR 50307, Sept. 28, 1995, as amended at 66 FR 45380, Aug. 28, 2001]

### Source

Source: Amdt. 173-244, 60 FR 50307, Sept. 28, 1995, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 5101-5128, 44701; 49 CFR 1.81, 1.96 and 1.97.

### Amendments

[Amdt. 173-244, 60 FR 50307, Sept. 28, 1995, as amended at 66 FR 45380, Aug. 28, 2001]